New nightclub in Troy

Local DJ Joe Glick and his father, Barry, will hold an open house at their new club, Kokopellis, during Troy Night Out tomorrow.

The three-level club at 124 Fourth St. was the former Troy City Tavern. The first floor is a sports bar catered by I Love NY Pizza and the Brown Bag. The second level is a dance club featuring “the hottest intelligent laser light show in the Capital Region,” according to Joe Glick. The third floor is a high-end lounge, furnished with couches. Each level has a 99-person capacity.

The Glicks bought the building in August for $325,000 and say they invested a total of $500,000 in the property after renovations.

“Our goal is to provide everything that the patrons want to keep them here: music, TV, food, drinks, sports, dancing and a high-end lounge,” said Glick, who is known professionally as DJ Joey G.

A native of Niskayuna, Joe Glick began his career as an entertainer working at Starbursts roller rink in Clifton Park. He worked as a DJ through college at SUNY Oswego and afterward returned to the Capital Region to continue working as a DJ.

Glick said he first became interested in Troy while working as a DJ at Meka’s, a short-lived lounge in the River Street district.

“I never really paid too much attention to Troy before I started DJing at Meka’s and I saw what potential the place has. We had 600 people show up there in the middle of a snow storm. I’m hoping with the right marketing and word of mouth we can recapture that scene at Kokopellis.”

Ouch! Really? There are plenty of people in the area who enjoy the nightlife in Troy as opposed to Albany because it is not completely over run with college students. I am excited to check this place out, and I wish DJ Joe Glick and his dad the best of luck.